2025 Brown Bears football team

2025 Brown Bears football
2025 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3−2 (0–2 Ivy)
Head coach	James Perry (6th season);
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Dan Mulrooney (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated October 20, 2025

2025 Ivy League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Harvard	2	–	0	5	–	0
Princeton	2	–	0	3	–	2
Penn	2	–	0	4	–	1
Dartmouth	1	–	1	4	–	1
Yale	1	–	1	3	–	2
Columbia	0	–	2	1	–	4
Brown	0	–	2	3	–	2
Cornell	0	–	2	1	–	4

As of October 19, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Brown Bears football team represents Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears are led by sixth-year head coach James Perry ^[1] and play home games at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Preseason

Preseason poll

On August 4, Ivy League announced the preseason poll. Bears were selected to finish in the last position.^[2]

Schedule

The Brown Bears' 2025 football schedule consists of five away and five home games. Brown will host Ivy League opponents Princeton, Yale, and Dartmouth, and will travel to Harvard, Cornell, Penn, and Columbia. Brown's non-conference opponents will be Georgetown of the Patriot League, Bryant of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference, and rival Rhode Island, also of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 20	12:00 p.m.	Georgetown *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+	W 46–0	3,349
September 27	6:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN+	L 7–41	16,283
October 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 8 Rhode Island *	Centreville Bank Stadium Pawtucket, RI (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 28–21	5,047
October 10	7:00 p.m.	at Bryant *	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloFootball	W 29–19	1,800
October 18	12:00 p.m.	Princeton	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+	L 21–40	4,304
October 25	TBA	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+
October 31	7:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU
November 8	12:00 p.m.	Yale	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	NESN/ESPN+
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	ESPN+
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Dartmouth	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	NESN/ESPN+
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Georgetown

Georgetown Hoyas (2–1) at Brown Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	14	18	7	7	46

at Brown Stadium, Providence, Rhode Island

Date: September 20
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 3,349
Referee: Anthony Florio
TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play), Nick Coit (analyst) and Cam Manna (sideline)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run (Drew Crabtree kick), 11:51. Bears 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:09.
BRWN – Jackson Bennett 9-yard run (Drew Crabtree kick), 1:22. Bears 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:06.

Second quarter

BRWN – Drew Crabtree 24-yard field goal, 7:12. Bears 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:47.
BRWN – Matt Childs 4-yard pass from James Murphy (Drew Crabtree kick), 6:20. Bears 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:41.
BRWN – Qwentin Brown 49-yard run (James Murphy pass to Ty Pezza), 3:06. Bears 32–0. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:18.

Third quarter

BRWN – Levi Linowes 42-yard pass from James Murphy (Drew Crabtree kick), 3:05. Bears 39–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:26.

Fourth quarter

BRWN – Eli Jones 1-yard run (Drew Crabtree kick), 11:24. Bears 46–0. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 3:36.

Statistics	GTWN	BRWN
First downs	11	18
Total yards	183	387
Rushing yards	76	168
Passing yards	107	219
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	29:27	30:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgetown	Passing	Dez Thomas II	7/24, 94 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Savion Hart	10 rushes, 42 yards
	Receiving	Jimmy Kibble	3 receptions, 82 yards
Brown	Passing	James Murphy	20/28, 219 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Qwentin Brown	9 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Levi Linowes	2 receptions, 56 yards, TD

at Harvard

Brown Bears (1–0) at Harvard Crimson (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	0	0	7
Crimson	21	13	7	0	41

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

Date: September 27
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 16,283
Referee: Bill McKeever
TV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Vispoli (play-by-play), Tim Murphy (analyst) and Amanda Keane (sideline)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

HARV – Dorsey Benefield 30-yard interception return (Kieran Corr kick), 14:52. Crimson 7–0.
HARV – Dean Boyd 21-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 8:13. Crimson 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:48.
BRWN – Ty Pezza 4-yard pass from James Murphy (Drew Crabtree kick), 5:06. Crimson 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07.
HARV – D. J. Gordon 1-yard run (Kieran Corr kick), 0:00. Crimson 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:01.

Second quarter

HARV – Seamus Gilmartin 16-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 5:47. Crimson 28–7. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 7:12.
HARV – Cam Henry 44-yard pass from Jaden Craig (kick failed), 1:51. Crimson 34–7. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:29.

Third quarter

HARV – Ryan Osborne 1-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 10:11. Crimson 41–7. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:46.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics	BRWN	HARV
First downs	12	23
Total yards	155	479
Rushing yards	56	162
Passing yards	99	317
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	20:53	39:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing	James Murphy	14/26, 99 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Matt Childs	12 rushes, 30 yards
	Receiving	Michael Nesbit	2 receptions, 35 yards
Harvard	Passing	Jaden Craig	24/31, 317 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	D. J. Gordon	16 rushes, 73 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cam Henry	3 receptions, 81 yards, TD

No. 8 Rhode Island (rivalry)

No. 8 Rhode Island Rams (4–1) at Brown Bears (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Rams	7	7	0	7	21
Bears	14	7	7	0	28

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

Date: October 3
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 5,047
Referee: Justin Ackley
TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play), John Anderson (analyst) and Nick Coit (sideline)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(13:11) BRWN – Matt Childs 6-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:30; Brown 7–0)
(9:26) URI – Marquis Buchanan 6-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:37; Tied 7–7)
(2:15) BRWN – Ty Pezza 18-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:11; Brown 14–7)

Second quarter

(9:25) URI – Omari Walker 30-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:45; Tied 14–14)
(5:41) BRWN – Matt Childs 3-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; Brown 21–14)

Third quarter

(4:36) BRWN – Solomon Miller 8-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 7:11; Brown 28–14)

Fourth quarter

(4:11) URI – Matt Smith 2-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:57; Brown 28–21)

Statistics	URI	BRWN
First downs	23	22
Total yards	452	341
Rushing yards	99	140
Passing yards	353	201
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	27:11	32:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing	Devin Farrell	30/44, 353 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Antwain Littleton Jr.	15 carries, 60 yards
	Receiving	Greg Gaines	5 receptions, 87 yards
Brown	Passing	James Murphy	20/27, 201 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Matt Childs	22 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Ty Pezza	6 receptions, 93 yards, TD

at Bryant

Brown Bears (2–1) at Bryant Bulldogs (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	15	14	29
Bulldogs	6	6	7	0	19

at Beirne Stadium, Smithfield, RI

Date: October 10
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 1,800
Referee: Eric Lewis
TV: FloFootball
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(1:03) BRY – Elijah Elliott 14-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:04; Bryant 6–0)

Second quarter

(1:54) BRY – Elijah Elliott 1-yard run (Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 7:11; Bryant 12–0)

Third quarter

(12:20) BRWN – Trevor Foley 47-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:12; Bryant 12–7)
(6:12) BRWN – Matt Childs 1-yard run, Levi Linowes pass (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:04; Brown 15–12)
(2:22) BRY – Aldrich Doe 16-yard pass from Jaden Keefner, Nicholas Stoyanovich kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:45; Bryant 19–15)

Fourth quarter

(8:59) BRWN – Matt Childs 1-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:59; Brown 22–19)
(4:21) BRWN – Qwentin Brown 26-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:40; Brown 29–19)

Statistics	BRWN	BRY
First downs	27	22
Total yards	460	350
Rushing yards	113	188
Passing yards	347	162
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	30:00	30:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing	James Murphy	29/44, 347 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Matt Childs	21 carries, 92 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Solomon Miller	5 receptions, 56 yards
Bryant	Passing	Jaden Keefner	16/27, 162 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Elijah Elliott	21 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Zyheem Collick	7 receptions, 57 yards

Princeton

Princeton Tigers (2–2) at Brown Bears (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	10	10	13	7	40
Bears	7	7	0	7	21

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

Date: October 18
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 4,304
Referee: Tom Zetts
TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play), John Anderson (analyst) and Nick Coit (sideline)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

(9:53) PRIN – Jackson Green 3-yard pass from Kai Colón, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 85 yards, 5:03; Princeton 7–0)
(7:00) BRWN – Matt Childs 27-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:07; Tied 7–7)
(2:48) PRIN – Esteban Nunez Perez 37-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:21; Princeton 10–7)

Second quarter

(11:27) BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:21; Brown 14–10)
(6:31) PRIN – Josh Robinson 20-yard pass from Kai Colón, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:36; Princeton 17–14)
(0:15) PRIN – Esteban Nunez Perez 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:15; Princeton 20–14)

Third quarter

(7:30) PRIN – Asher Weiner 1-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:39; Princeton 26–14)
(1:23) PRIN – Ethan Clark 12-yard run, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:54; Princeton 33–14)

Fourth quarter

(13:11) BRWN – Matt Childs 1-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:06; Princeton 33–21)
(9:14) PRIN – Kai Honda 2-yard run, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:46; Princeton 40–21)

Statistics	PRIN	BRWN
First downs	22	24
Total yards	412	370
Rushing yards	195	163
Passing yards	217	207
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	29:35	30:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Princeton	Passing	Kai Colón	19/29, 212 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ethan Clark	17 carries, 120 yards, TD
	Receiving	Josh Robinson	8 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Brown	Passing	James Murphy	22/35, 173 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Matt Childs	14 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Michael Nesbit	3 receptions, 31 yards

at Cornell

Brown Bears (3–2) at Cornell Big Red (1–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Big Red			0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

Date: October 25
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	BRWN	COR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cornell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Penn

Brown Bears at Penn Quakers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Quakers			0

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

Date: October 31
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
TV: ESPNU

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	BRWN	PENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Penn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Yale

Yale Bulldogs at Brown Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bulldogs			0
Bears			0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

Date: November 8
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	YALE	BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Yale	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Columbia

Brown Bears at Columbia Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Lions			0

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

Date: November 15
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	BRWN	COLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Columbia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Dartmouth

Dartmouth Big Green at Brown Bears – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Big Green			0
Bears			0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

Date: November 22
Game time: TBA
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

Statistics	DART	BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dartmouth	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Brown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

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↑ "Harvard Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". ivyleague.com. Princeton, New Jersey: Ivy League. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
↑ "2025 Brown Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
↑ "2025 Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
↑ "Brown Bears 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

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[2] "Harvard Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". ivyleague.com. Princeton, New Jersey: Ivy League. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

[3] "2025 Brown Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

[4] "2025 Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

[5] "Brown Bears 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

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2025 Brown Bears football team

Contents

Preseason

Preseason poll

Schedule

Game summaries

Georgetown

at Harvard

No. 8 Rhode Island (rivalry)

at Bryant

Princeton

at Cornell

at Penn

Yale

at Columbia

Dartmouth

References